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In the 1970s, Lily Tomlin developed an iconic comic character she named Ernestine--a telephone clerk who took perverse pleasure from hectoring customers. Her character was a perfect portrayal of the arrogance of AT&T, the monopolistic telephone giant of that day. In one skit on on the TV show, Laugh-In, Tomlin had Ernestine delivering a TV pitch for the corporation:
Look Out for the Blimp That Doesn't Blink
By I've always wondered: What was the guy who invented bagpipes really trying to make?
Well, at least that wheezing, whining invention turned out to be merely irritating, not actually dangerous. Leave it to the Dr. Strangelovian schemers at the Pentagon, however, to come up with an invention that is both irritating and truly dangerous, as well as being a galloping rip-off of us taxpayers.
THE ARMY EXPERIENCE CENTER
Friday, December 5, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
From football to beach volleyball, competitive games can get your juices going.
But the ultimate game, the one that'll give you the greatest rush, is... what? Why, it's war, of course.... [read more]
ONE MOTHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Friday, November 7, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Ordinary Americans can make a big difference, even against great odds, when they dare to stand up and challenge The Powers That Be.
Cheryl Harris dared to confront two of the... [read more]
THE ARMY EXPERIENCE CENTER
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
From football to beach volleyball, competitive games can get your juices going.
But the ultimate game, the one that'll give you the greatest rush, is... what? Why, it's war, of course.... [read more]
BUSH’S EMPTY PROMISE TO WOUNDED VETS
Monday, September 22, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae got in a financial crunch, George W was Georgie-on-the-spot, rushing out with a bailout package of more than $130 billion.
But, where is... [read more]
BUSH’S EMPTY PROMISE TO WOUNDED VETS
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae got in a financial crunch, George W was Georgie-on-the-spot, rushing out with a bailout package of more than $130 billion.
But, where is... [read more]
VA TREATING VETS AS LAB RATS
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Time for another Gooberhead Award, presented periodically to those in the news who’ve got their mouths going 100 miles an hour – but forgot to put their brains in gear.
There... [read more]
WASHINGTONS CONTEMPT FOR VETS
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
George W really has a way with words, doesn’t he?
I’m not talking about his goofy malapropisms, but about the actual message that his words convey, apparently without him being cognizant... [read more]
SUPPORT OUR VETERANS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Politicians should not be allowed to utter the phrase "Support Our Troops" – unless they actually do.
None have shouted this phrase more insistently than the Bushites, yet they've been caught... [read more]
ONE MOTHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Ordinary Americans can make a big difference, even against great odds, when they dare to stand up and challenge The Powers That Be.
Cheryl Harris dared to confront two of the... [read more]